Dad Asks If He's Wrong To Not Allow His Daughter To Use His Home For Her Wedding After Rift Between Them
After a short rift, this father and daughter somewhat reconciled for the daughter's wedding; however, things are fragile, especially since the dad didn't allow his daughter to use his home for the wedding.
One family disagreement turned a wedding into a full-blown standoff, and now a father is wondering if he made the right call.
After a rift with his daughter, OP says they briefly started talking again when her wedding came up. But things got tense once more when he refused to let her use his home for the ceremony, and the fallout reached far beyond the guest list.
Now the wedding is over, but the family tension is still hanging around. Here's the full story.
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His current wife intervened for them
WeddingHomeQuestionIt was too late though
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The daughter still wanted her father at her wedding, but with consequences
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He had no choice but to agree
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While he got to see his daughter married, it wasn't all filled with joy
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Now, he's just hoping for the best for their future relationship
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In addition to what happened at the wedding, OP continued that the entire situation has also affected his family with his wife. Due to various complications, his stepdaughter moved two hours away from them, and his son-in-law had to switch companies because of how awkward the entire situation is.
OP mentioned that maybe if they had only sucked it up for a day and let the wedding happen in their home, they wouldn't be in the terrible situation they're in.
On Reddit, a lot of people sympathized with the father's situation. Some even said it was the daughter's fault.
Here are some of the other things Redditors are saying:
That one decision seems to have changed a lot more than just the wedding plans.
Very mature indeed
Caw81
She might have had her shortcomings
Sweet_Persimmon_492
Redditors did not hold back on this one.
Oof, that is true
Onestep420
Inheritance tensions can get ugly fast, just like when someone asked if they should get their sister to cancel her wedding over a parents’ will dispute.
There were many sacrifices made
Welpuhhi
It's a very messy situation
Mediocre_Mechanic_23
It's a mess every way they look
Caw81
It seems complicated beyond repair
Ineedtogotothestore
Be careful in the future
DelurkingtoComment
Some commenters clearly thought the father had a point.
Oooh, that's harsh
KaXiRavioli
They're not really enjoying the daughter's choices
MerryE
Have to consider what the daughter went through as well
Primary-Criticism929
Is it about marrying the love of her life or walking down a grassy lawn?
Lychigo
Oh, manipulation has entered the chat
AloraSilver
Need to face reality
Decent_Bandicoot122
Nobody knows the whole story but them
Mizzlizzy78
She should understand the situation like an adult
Heyyahri
Others thought there was more going on behind the scenes than anyone in the comments could know.
Maybe this is what the daughter feels
Rupaulsdad
This is one way to look at the situation
Flipflopfordays
The whole story would probably shed more light on the whole thing
Platypus93611
As they say, time heals all things
A_tyrranosaurus_rex
Every child wants the most important people in their lives, but this wedding was just a drama-filled one. We can't even imagine getting stuck in the middle of it.
We do hope the relationship between OP and his daughter gets better, though.
For now, the family is still living with the fallout.
Before you decide who was “right” in this wedding fallout, see why one AITA voter skipped a cousin’s wedding over an ex-girlfriend drama.
